2024 Player Rankings- Everyone’s a Newcomer!

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2024 class in Washington State receives its first rankings, and the class is loaded with talented prospects. Over the next week positional breakdowns will come out, and we will cover the top prospects in detail. Here are some other players in the rankings that we will be watching this club season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["251774"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Cai is an intelligent setter who does great eye work and makes sure she finds the right match ups for her hitters. 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